archlute

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian arcileuto. === Noun === archlute (plural archlutes) A fretted and double-necked stringed musical instrument with a large body, double courses in the bass, and two sets of tuning pegs. ==== Synonyms ==== arciliuto arch-lute, archilute (obsolete) ==== Hyponyms ==== liuto attiorbato (a small version of the standard archlute) ==== Derived terms ==== archlutist ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Appendix:Glossary of chordophones === References === 1904. Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Volume 1. "Archlute". Edited by Sir George Grove, John Alexander Fuller-Maitland. 2004. Francesca Caccini's Il primo libro delle musiche of 1618. Francesca Caccini.